Chapter 4 –

Kagome –

Dream –

It was dark everywhere. There was nothing to see but darkness

'He will come for you' a female whispered. She wanted to look for the owner of the voice but she couldn't

'Who?' she asked the unknown voice. Suddenly Kanna materialized before her only a few meters from away

'He will come to claim you' she said with no emotion portraying in neither her voice nor face. Kagome could not help but smirk

'He can try, and if he comes he will just experience his death once more' Kagome said calmly, as to show her confidence in her statement. Suddenly the darkness faded away and was replaced with a movie-like show like before, when Kanna had shown to her what would happen if Naraku would win. Dying people, all bloody and screaming in pain and agony. She went to her knees and closed her eyes. She could feel their pain and fears. A smell of decay hit her nose and she started to scream when the pain intensified

'Stop it!' she screamed at Kanna, wanting to wake up and put a stop this torture. Now, she watched the dying people even with her eyes still closed. Tears ran down her cheeks as she kept screaming, trying to block out the victims pains and screams

'He will come for you soon' Kanna said, her voice being loud enough for her to hear

'Shut up!' Kagome hissed and got up to show Kanna some piece of her mind, only to see Kanna standing next to her

'Find the sword or this will be the result' Kagome turned her head, not because she wanted to, but a force, forced her to look. Her eyes widen in terror and shock. An image of the sanctuary she was currently living in was in flames, dead bodies lying around on the ground, which had turned red from the inhabitants' blood. Kagome's tears kept falling with each image Kanna showed her. People were panicking and screaming before getting killed by a dark purple mist that kept growing, only leaving corpses and dead nature on its way, but the last image made her scream in agony and fear. She saw herself with black eyes, crushing a silver sword through Sesshoumaru's heart. You could see the hurt and betrayal in his eyes as blood ran down his mouth

'No!' Kagome screamed and ran forward, as if to try and get to him. When he fell to the ground, dead she screamed and screamed, not knowing what to do. She shook her head in disbelief

'No! I would never do that… never… never…' she kept the mantra up, shaken by what Kanna had just shown her. She screamed one last time before a light enveloped her, stopping the dream

Dream end –

Sesshoumaru –

He had been lying on his bed thinking, since he had been unable to sleep, but when he heard a scream he quickly got up and ran out of his room, and ran towards Kagome's room from where he heard the scream. He burst in to find her crying and shake uncontrollably

"No" she whispered in agony. He went to her side and tried to shake her awake

"Kagome" he whispered, hoping she would wake up from her nightmare, but she started to scream again with even more force this time

"Kagome!" he said louder this time, shaking her even more. She suddenly stopped and she looked frantically around, clearly unfocused

"Kagome" he said gently this time. She looked at him and he felt her relax in his hands. Before he got to speak, she had thrown herself into his arms and hugged him tightly, and cried out loud. He could clearly sense her distress. It filled the entire room. It could not have been a normal nightmare he concluded

"What happened Kagome?" he asked, hoping she would calm down and explain. He ran his hand up and down her back to comfort her

"Kanna" he heard her whisper. So, Kanna had shown herself again to Kagome

"What did she tell you?" he asked a little trying, not knowing if she could talk of it yet. He had come to realize over the years, that the human female was a lot more fragile than he had first believed. Kagome, in his eyes had always seemed so strong in spirit, but seeing her like this… Not only made him uncomfortable, but also… uneasy…

"More or less the same as before" she answered when she had stopped her tears. She dried of her tears and pulled herself out from his embrace

"There is something more" he stated. She seemed more troubled by this 'nightmare' than she had with her previous encounter with Kanna, and when she looked away, seemingly unable to look him the eyes, he knew he was right

"She showed me how things would turn out if Naraku wins" she answered in a pained whisper

"You cannot be certain if what she showed you was the truth" he tried to reason with her, trying to calm her down, but Kagome just shook her head

"No… I can't explain it… But, I felt where the images came from… It was a vision of the future… what can become our future if we fail…" she visibly shook her entire body as if in fear

"You can call it an alternative universe… The opposite also exist… What makes them real will be the choices that we make, or have made from the moment I came back… What if we are already down the wrong road? What if…" Sesshoumaru cupped her head in his hands, trying to stop her from her dark speculations

"What did you see?" he asked, not knowing he if even wanted to know, but he would share her burden if it could help her get over this state she was in. She went pale and she tried to turn her head away again, but he kept a firm grip on her head

"I… I really do not wish to… Please don't make me…" she begged pitiful. He smelled she was about to cry again. It would have to have been something completely horrible for her not to tell him

"But what I can tell you is, people panicking… Screaming and dying… This Sanctuary in flames and the people in it dead…" she whispered, as if afraid that the castles inhabitants would hear her. She had seen their deaths? Could it be someone else's death that she was afraid to talk about? Her own? Her family?... Or his?

"I will not die" he stated firmly and with conviction. He saw her tears flow faster down her cheek, the only thing that confirmed he had been right in his assumption

"Please… I can't talk about it" she begged and looked at him with pleading eyes. Sesshoumaru kept his hands on her cheeks, his thumps caressing her lightly

"I will not die now that I have found you again" he said firm, trying to convince her of his strength. He saw surprise in the little miko's eyes, and he flashed her, a small smile in comfort and to 'prove' his statement. He leaned in closer, slowly, to give her time to retreat, but when she did not, he let his lips gently touch hers, and when she leaned in and returned it, he became hungrier for her taste. He moved his right hand down to her back and pushed her into him, while he with his left hand played with her hair. He felt her arms go up around, locking themselves around his neck. He kissed her deeper and more passionately. When she moaned, he deepened the kiss even more, letting his tongue taste every nick and corner of her cavern. He felt Goosebumps all over him from such a small gesture, the feel of her with him, making him feel like he never had, ever before. Their kiss became more desperate, their tongues battled teasingly with each other, her fingers travelling through his hair. He broke the kiss, begrudgingly, when they both needed air. He looked at her, almost drowning in her ocean blue eyes

'I love her' he admitted. This little enigma had caught his attention 500 years ago, and now when they had met by fate again, he refused to let her go

"You should get some sleep" he said, not really wanting to, but she looked as if she had not slept in days. When he let go of her and was about to get off from the bed, he felt a small hand on his arm, stopping him

"Please stay the night… I…" she looked away, her redness only becoming redder

"… I don't feel safe falling asleep alone…" she finished, still not able to look at him. He understood which was why he sat back down next to her. She placed a pillow on his lap

"Thanks" she whispered, placing her head on the pillow and closed her eyes

"Just sleep. I will be here" he ensured her, letting his hand stroke her hair back and forth to calm her. Not long after, she was asleep. He smiled gently at the little miko below him… His little miko.

Kagome –

It was late morning and they were eating in the dining hall. She had tried to avoid Sesshoumaru's gaze the entire day… Why? She was still embarrassed over their shared kiss… But the vision still kept flashing into her mind when she had thought she was over it… No… She would not give into Naraku… Never… Kagome sighed…

'Never say never…' her mother used to say, especially after the whole well experience no one had thought possible. She looked up to see the inhabitants of this place. Many youkais and hanyous had joined them at their table, clearly interested since the headmaster had notified them of their presence

"My name is Aoi and I am a water youkai…" the blue-haired introduced, the hanyou next to him hit him in the shoulder

"I am Aka and I am that half wits half-brother… I am a dragon hanyou" he said, clearly proud of his origin, not so much when it came to his brother… Siblings she mused and looked quickly at Sesshoumaru, who had just looked at her confused. The female who sat next to Sesshoumaru lid up in a smile

"And I am their little sister Murasaki… And I am a half of each, dragon and water youkai" she said, winking her eye at Kagome. She smiled. Murasaki seemed very nice and so did her brothers

"I am Kagome, The Shikon priestess and this is Lord Sesshoumaru of the West" she introduced. They only nodded since they had already been informed

"If you don't mind me asking… Why are you living here?" Kagome asked curiously… Aoi just smiled kindly

"Our parents was killed when we were young, so we have lived here ever since" Aoi answered. Kagome nodded, not really knowing what to say after such information

"Do not worry; it was a long time ago… We love this place, and agreed to continue living here" Murasaki explained. Kagome smiled

"I am happy to know you have a place to live…" she was about to say more, but the hanyou, which she already guessed had some temper, interrupted

"You won't kick us out right?" she understood their fear. She smiled gently at them

"No, of course not. I would not kick anyone out…" again she was interrupted

"Thank god! I would hate to leave my research" Aka stated with big relief

"Research?" Kagome asked. Aka then moved from his seat and sat down next to Kagome, moving his brother out of the way

"Yes… I am researching barriers, since this castle has a strong defense barrier, but it could be stronger" Kagome looked at him with surprise. Barrier? She had not sensed a barrier around the castle or the training ground at all… It made her think of the castle burning… It would not be strong enough

"I will help" she said before thinking, but she nodded her head determined. She would help to try and strengthen the barrier so Kanna or Naraku wouldn't be given a chance to break it

"Really? That would be awesome!" Aka claimed, all smiling. His siblings just shook their heads smiling

"What do the others do here?" she heard Sesshoumaru ask. Aoi answered the Western Lord with respect

"We all have something we occupy ourselves with. Murasaki and I research youkai history for information that might have vanished through time because of events like wars. Finding documents thought lost and so on…" Kagome straightened up and so did Sesshoumaru. They could both use information, and perhaps, just perhaps, these youkai could help them. She looked at Sesshoumaru who nodded

"If it would not be a problem then we would like to help you in your research… Do you have any information of this castle?" Kagome asked. They smiled and nodded

"Yes of course, new eyes and perspectives are always welcome" Aoi answered with a big smile. Kagome sighed. When she had arrived she had no idea where to start, but maybe, just maybe these siblings could be a lot more of a help than they realized.

They kept talking during their meal and when they were done they made plans to meet up later. Kagome wanted to go with Aoi and Murasaki right away, but they had other plans at the moment and promised to come and get her and Sesshoumaru when they were ready. So, she went to take a closer look of the castle alone since Sesshoumaru wanted to work out a little.

She had been going around in what felt like hours when she came to a sudden stop. Something tickled her senses, but she could not recognize the feeling. She looked around but saw nothing out of the ordinary. When she tried to go again, the same tickling became stronger. She turned her head again, and still saw nothing. When she was about to go again her eyesight caught something on the wall. It was the stone head of a dog, carved into the wall. But nothing seemed strange about that. They were on the walls on the entire castle. She went to it and studied it. Yep, the feeling came from it. She touched it and felt powerful energy from it. She tried to push it, slap it, everything to just make it do… something! Then an idea came to mind. She concentrated on her power and pushed it inside of the stone head. At first nothing happened, but then she heard the sounds of mechanics. She looked in wonder when the stone head disappeared into the wall and the wall started to move to the side. It had been a secret door! She looked to her sides, to see anyone that might have seen her, but when she confirmed there was no one, she took her first steps into the now opening in the wall. She kept walking, a little hesitant, but with more conviction with each step. When she could no longer see the opening she was about to turn back, but a sudden light lid up and she turned and gasped at the sight

"No way"

Author's note:

Hello everybody! I am sorry for the long waited update. Finished Kagome's path, have Kagome's secret too and there is only 24 hours a day, so it is limited to how much I can get out, but now I finally got another chapter of this story out.

Aoi: blue

Aka: Red

Murasaki: Purple

(I think)

I do hope you enjoyed the chapter, and hopefully it won't take too long before the next ; )

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